7489. ra'a'
Lexical Summary
ra'a': to be evil, bad
Original Word: רָעַע
Transliteration: ra'a'
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-ah')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be evil, bad
Meaning: to spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad
Strong's Concordance
afflict

A primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. Bad (physically, socially or morally) -- afflict, associate selves (by mistake for ra'ah), break (down, in pieces), + displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for ra'ah), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, X indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

see HEBREW ra'ah

see HEBREW ra'ah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H7489. ra

'a' [רָעַע‎]98 verb denominative be evil, bad; —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular רַעNumbers 22:34 3t., רָ֑ע11:10; 3feminine singular רָעָהDeuteronomy 15:9 (Exodus 21:8 see I. רַע‎); Imperfect3masculine singular יֵרַע‎ (Ges§ 67p) Genesis 21:12 +; 3 feminine singular תֵּרַעDeuteronomy 28:54, 56; 3masculine plural יֵרְעוּNehemiah 2:3; —

1 be displeasing: בְּעֵינֵי רַעNumbers 11:10; 22:34 (J), Joshua 24:15 (E), Jeremiah 40:4; Proverbs 24:18 (with וְ‎ consecutive) imperfect בְּעֵינֵי יֵרַעGenesis 21:11-12, (E), 48:17 (J), 1 Samuel 8:6; 18:8; 2 Samuel 11:25; later, וַיֵּרַעאֶלJonah 4:1 or וירעלְNehemiah 2:10 (intensified by גְרוֺלֶה רָעָה‎), מְאֹד וַיֵּרַעלִי13:8.

2 be sad: לבב ירעDeuteronomy 15:10; 1 Samuel 1:8; פָנַי יֵרְעוּNehemiah 2:3.

3 be injurious, evil: לְ וַיִּרַעPsalm 106:32 it went ill with Moses, person subject 2 Samuel 20:6; עַיִן רָעָהbe grudging, with ב‎ person, Deuteronomy 15:9; 28:54, 56.

4 be evil, wicked, ethically: י בְּעֵינֵי ׳וַיֵּרַעGenesis 38:10 (J) 2 Samuel 11:27; Isaiah 59:15; אֱלֹהַים בְּעֵינֵי1 Chronicles 21:7.

Niph`al suffer hurt: Imperfect3masculine singular יֵרוֺעַ (רַע)Proverbs 11:15; 13:20.

Hiph`il70 Perfect3masculine singular הֵרַעExodus 5:23 +; 2 masculine singular הֲרֵעוֺתָ1 Kings 17:20, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יָרֵעַZephaniah 1:12, וַיָּרַע1 Kings 16:25; 2masculine singular תָּרַעPsalm 44:3 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָרֵעַ1 Samuel 12:25; 1 Chronicles 21:17; construct הָרַעGenesis 31:7-8t., הָרֵעַ֑Isaiah 1:16 4t.; Participle מֵרַע9:16; Proverbs 17:4; plural מְרֵעִיםIsaiah 1:4 +; —

1 do an injury, hurt: absolute Genesis 44:5 (J), Isaiah 11:9 = 65:25, Jeremiah 31:28; Proverbs 4:16; 24:8; opposed to היטיבIsaiah 41:23; Jeremiah 10:5; Zephaniah 1:12 (all in prov. Phr. = do anything at all, compare רָע

2); ל הרעGenesis 19:9; 43:6; Exodus 5:22-23, Numbers 11:11 (J) 20:15; Joshua 24:20 (E) + 5 t.; with accusative of person Numbers 16:15 (J) + 4t.; with בְּ‎, 1 Chronicles 16:22 = Psalm 105:15 (with ל‎), Jeremiah 25:29; Psalm 74:3; with עִמָּדִיGenesis 31:7 (E); with על1 Kings 17:20 bring evil upon; swear לְהָרַע‎, = to one's hurt, Psalm 15:4; Leviticus 5:4 (P); Participle = substantive לְמֵרָ֔ע לְבָכָםDaniel 11:27 (shall be) for mischief.

2 do evil, wickedly: absolute Genesis 19:7 (J) 1 Samuel 12:25 (twice in verse) + 6 t.; opposed to היטיבJeremiah 4:22; 13:23; with מִן‎ compare, 1 Kings 14:9; 16:25; 2 Kings 21:11; Jeremiah 7:26; 16:12; with accusative מַעַלְלֵיהֶם הֵרֵעוּMicah 3:4, compare 1 Samuel 25:3; Participle מֵרַעevil doer, Isaiah 9:16; Proverbs 17:4; plural Jeremiah 20:13; 23:14; Psalm 27:2 7t.; מ ׳וֶרַעIsaiah 1:4; 14:20; מ ׳בית31:2; ׳עֲרַתמPsalm 22:17; מ ׳קִחַל26:5; מ ׳סוֺר64:3.

II. [רָעַע‎] verb break (Aramaic loan-word = Hebrew רָצַץ‎ q. v.); —

Qal Perfect3plural רָעוּJeremiah 11:16; Imperfect3masculine singular יָרֹעַ15:12; Job 34:24, 2masculine singular suffix תְּרֹעֵםPsalm 2:9 (but see below); Infinitive absolute רֹ֫עָהIsaiah 24:19 (strike out ה‎ as dittograph and read רֹעַ‎, see

Hithpo`el); Participle feminine רֹעָה‎ (? for רֹעֲעָה‎) Proverbs 25:19: —

1 transitive וגו ׳בַּרְזֶל בַּרְזֶל הֲיָרֹעJeremiah 15:12 can one break iron, iron out of the north? compare כַּבִּירִים יָרֹעַJob 34:24; בַּרְזֶל בְּשֵֹׁבֶט תְּרֹעֵםPsalm 2:9 (but read תִּרְעֵם‎, see I. ᵑ9 ᵑ6 ᵐ5 רהְ,‎ Hup-Now and others).

2 intransitive break = be broken, of branches Jeremiah 11:16 (in figurative; Gf Or and others; > Hi Gie are in a sad state, √ I. רעע‎); רֹעָה שֵׁןProverbs 25:19 a broken tooth (׳ר‎ = רֹעֲעָה‎?; Frankenb

Niph`al Participle נְרָעָה‎, compare Toy, but Niph`al not elsewhere; Vrss רָעָהbad). — רֹ֫עוּIsaiah 8:9 read דְּעוּ‎ (ᵐ5‎ Lo Che and others, "" הַאֲזִינוּ‎).

Hithpo`el Perfect3feminine singular +

Qal Infinitive absolute (see above) צרץ‎[הָ‎] הִתְרֹעֲעָה רֹעַIsaiah 24:19 the earth is broken asunder ("" הִתְמוֺטְטָה מוֺט תִתְמּוֺרְרָה, מּוֺר‎); also Infinitive construct לְהִתְרוֺעֵעַProverbs 18:24 will be broken in pieces (Ges§ 114i), ruined, De and others, but < read לְהִתְרָעוֺת‎ Vrss Toy and others, see רעה‎ Hithpa`el (see, however, DrExpos. Times xi (1899-1900), 230f.).








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